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Nicely put...
Question. What would YOU use to rebrush? Grade of
paper? Block of wood?
Go on... just an opinion as I'm planning this very
soon.
Dan
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Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 2:46
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Subject: Re: [doc] Any help
appreciated....
Stephen Strelczak wrote:
Just
need to be in the same place as your car and my wiring diagram.
Courtesy Light system doesn't work on doors, and both interior
lights. Ditto
Seat belt buzzer and key in ignition buzzer not
working. Are you sure you want it
to? Is it plugged in? Mine didn't work, and I plugged it in. It annoyed me in
precisely 11.43 seconds so I un-plugged it.
Central locking sometimes opens both doors, other times only drivers
door, passenger door sometimes locks
itself. Need to strengthen the module
first. You should NOT be using it!!!
Mirrors work fine, in all directions, but switch can be a little
nervy. Spray with Servisol10.
Doors open light doesn't
work Related to interior lights and marker
lights not working.
Seatbelts not on light doesn't
work There's a seatbelt light?
Headlights light, (green one) very
dim. Same here. Get a new bulb.
Dashboard illuminating light currently quite dim, even when turned to
full brightness Welcome to the world of
the DeLorean's dashboard.
Engine bay light not working Need
contact switch, do NOT try using the old one.
Rear lights seem to be very dim at
present. See current discussion on DML.
They are dim by nature.
Front lights dim, and dip in power when the car isn't revving above
1500 Get new alternator from John Hervey
www.specialtauto.com Clean headlights
and make sure they're aligned. Knowing how Dave gets his MOTs done, they
probably haven't been aligned for years.
Glove compartment
light not
working Fixed mine at the w/e. Quite easy.
Floor carpets shouldn't be black, with grey interior, but grey. Need
to source correct grey carpet for floor, and foot pads, side pads
too.
Have you got floor mats? All cars
have grey carpets, just lighter or darker shades of grey. My car came with
black floor mats.
Would like to replace all the vinyl in the car, everywhere, with
original grey vinyl or as close as possible
replacement. Sugget modern replacement PVC
like I have on my knee-pads and binncle. Interior trim will almost certainly
take the work on but expect the job to hit you in the pocket and take a
while.
Graphics around the centre console controls need replacing, as they
are currently a little faded. Buy new
surround from Houston/Wingray.
Headliners sagging near door
windows. Recover them. Dave has the
material
Plastic surround for right hand door lock controls and mirror
controls currently cracked slightly, needs
replacement. Superglue!
Need original cigarette
lighter. Houston/Wingray or Halfords for
non-original but a fraction of the cost.
Need to replace driver RHD seatbelt, as it does not recoil at
present. Scrappie.
Drivers window motor very noisy, and the
window can waggle back and forth when window not in closed position, window
rattles in door when down. Welcome to the
world of DeLorean windows. Just be thankful it doesn't fall out the runners
like mine. Suggest speaking to Dave Woodyard though he'll probably hate me for
this:-)
Vents underneath window don't currently emit virtually any air when
in demist mode, perhaps not connected due to rhd
conversion. Not meant to!!! Demist is for
the windscreen!!!
Whole heating/ airconditioning needsan
overhaul, as it lacks power. Seen Martins in action, so know mine is running
at about ¼ of expected level. Heeeeey. All
right-handers have this problem. Ask Chrispy.
Exterior
Whole body needs to be rebrushed , and
polished Get to it then
Pay
someone a fortune to do it. Get annoyed a the job. Try someone else. Discover
a month later the paints cracking. Shrug shoulders and spend £40 in Halfords,
learn how to paint. Or just move directly to the last option.
Front fascia needs to have eye brows
removed. Hairdryer, strips of stainless,
loctite 406, couple of G-clamps and random bits of wood.
Front lights very dull at present, glass looks dirty on the inside on
outside pair. Take out, remove bulb, clean
and dry thoroughly.
Wheels need to be sand blasted, and
repainted silver. www.wheelrefurbishing.co.uk -
everyone seems mightily impressed with them. They've done about 6 sets ofD
wheels now, and they do look superb.
Need new plastic wheel centres and logos PJ Gradyhas them
with ickle stainless letters. Why need new? What about a can of black spray
paint?
Front air dam needs realigning
slightly. Get to it then!
Right hand catch on engine cover needs
replacing. Yes, Um. Sorry about that. New
ones available from the US (or Dave?)
Engine
Need to get micro switch on throttle
working Full or Idle? I suspect full.Bit
fiddly. Try squirt of Servisol10; might be lucky.
Need to replace all stickers $200
from Don Steger for Stainless ones. I thought price a bit steep and have more
important things to do right now. I only need one anyway.
Need to tune engine and check that everything is running as
efficiently as it can for the standard 130HP
block. Bloke who did Rich's seemed very
good.
If you see the car in the flesh, like most people, you'll think it
looks pretty damn fine, but I'm getting picky now, and am looking for
perfection. What would it cost to have all the above done by a restoration
company, Wingray, a DOC member with the time(yeh I
know
J ) or any other means. Inthe
search for perfection, I am looking for as many ideas as possible. Cheapest
ideas win the most marks at present. LEARN
HOW TO DO MOST OF THIS YOURSELF!!! That's the cheapest!
Martin
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